Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-06-11
The Cajeme Case from Mexican
 Standpoint.
HEKMcsILLO. May 3lst, 3SS7,

HEKMcsILLo. May 3lst, 3SSI
 EDITOR CITIzEs:-I am glad that the deep telt dnsy of vanishing reports which in any way attach Mexico ana Mexicaus, puts anew the pen 10 my hands and my humble name Tn the columns of your paper. Not that l had declined the honor you award me in admitting to publication in the CITIZEN my worthless productions. but I had suspended my correspondence only to gather q sufficient stock of ma terisls to com -lete the se. of articles l promised to write and you began to publish.
 This explanation made, I proceed to refute. in the measure am able to, the brilliant article epigraphed "Csieme," that have jus; read in the CITIZEN of the 2jth inst. IL makes me sorry iu Iced to discover among the enlightened ranks of your people that rash spirit of mai violence towards our poor Mexico which ID the whole e 4iIy5ns the article l refer to. It IS pitiiul too, but not strange thas the masses ID both our countries haze SD disadTantageOus opinions oi earh other: but it is both strange and s8ddsning that those persons who have Capacity and illustration superintendent
 to auurecihte the ryils created by that nr d;epositiun. and talents and influence to destroy i., or e: least weaken il; co, instead, inscribe their names in the c0atemp;ihle roll of vretches who fOueut hatred and defiance between them.
 The "gentlemBn recently returned from the YGqui country appears ID the light Of bis article the posse ssor Of A fancy. allow me to say ii, little gov- erned by judgment. as he makes the death of the YEquI chief his subject for the prcse poem published by the CITI- zKS and pretending iO tr Q serious dis course upOC a serious matter. Before the mutilated corpse of the dead warrior, he only sees, he will rot see anything else than hero for liberty, be hHllows the rebel because be falls. less 10 the vengeance ot society, than ls the weight of his guilt, and proclairs mrrieroUs and wauton the law v..'h go-d-mu nlus 4hAEl ENuTAnA-A AAAa V AAN+ a 'a. 70 the pAtaetical oveIfiJwIng Co cl.S discermeDt,
 Now come and let us put tLIu.s Iu the just view.
 In country like ours, needing O! population. wanting of all of her It | sources but yesterday, still submerged in the chaos of war and utmos. disorder the first duty of the government which has succeeded in the maintenance of peace and confidence, is undoubtedly tO secure by all the means m their poWe. the strict respect Of the laws from a people much unaccustOmed tO II, ever If to attain that end. energy may serIG cruel and appear bloody. And how may ths. be expected from government | that would contemplate in the Igqai rebel an apostle of liberty, and In plun- der aI q murder the legitimate means to accomplish his mission!
 Cajeme was appointed by the govern ment of Sonora tO rule his tribe under the laws of the natiou. Instesd'ef com plying with his duty as valgAr man had done, he became inebriated with the sense of cOnma8d and proel ming himself and DIS nation independent, and strIVed by all the means "a hIs power tO maints the state he had founded. sup plying these resources ot ciyilIz q na- tioue. consisting of commerce., industry and work, with these employed by semi savage peoples. Scarcely day passed without some hiii0us deed of cruelty or plundeTioE being announced m papers, done by tue iusOlent Indians ID town and field. The man who causes that state of things In any country whatever, Is called as Ee Is ID Mexico, q rebel, an as- sassin and a rObOer, even li be pretends to deferd liberty (which Is not the case here and the laws condemn him To capital punishment. Ina Yslui tribe alone counts for about the fourth part of the pre- ent population of the state and the territory which they occupy stands for an important portion of its area and IS second to none iu fertility Hnd life comm lditIes. These people are moreover, as l saii :n some letter before, highly apt to acquire ciyi!.Zatiop; and from all thls results that Caieme, the laquI pelayo, was EOtEID2 else tasn the obstacle Tor Sonora Co enjoy al these advantage. And pity men who are obstacles for tbe progress and hap pIness Of peoples in the present age, no matter whether their name Is BOnaparte or Caieme, world famous CT obscure, their doom is but death.
 As to the unmili adjectives addressed to General Martinez by the writer. they are fortunately quite unjust and unde- served; the General being a msn whose reputation Gs n soldier is we'll settled in his country, enjoying the esteem and respect of every one acquainted with him. he very same may be said Of the late General CarbO, wLo was never de- feated by Csiems, as mistakenly Rs serted the author of the article; and had of course never to resort to flight to save his life.
 The victims of inc earthquake in tie dlstiict of Moniezuma are being gener- ously helped 10 their misfortune by their brothers of Sonora and the whole eoun- try. Oyer S5.500 have beeu sen. 10 the commissioners charged by tue govern ment with the distribution ot suecors Homes building, provisions, clothes, and everything Is attended to. The subscriptions are still open and the sum before mentioned Is expected to reGch much larger amount.
 1Uurs as ever.
 BEL'sABIo VALENCIA.